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Rustic Apple Tart
5 from 15 votes

Rustic Apple Tart

The Rustic Apple Tart combines two refrigerated pie crusts filled with apple pie filling seasoned with cinnamon and brandy, topped with a cinnamon oatmeal crumble baking to a golden finish. The tart offers a tender yet flaky pastry with tender spiced apple slices and a crunchy topping. It balances sweet and spiced flavors alongside buttery texture in a large hand-sized tart.

Course: Dessert, Baked Goods, Others
Cuisine: Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • For the tarts
  • 1 recipe Perfect Apple Pie Filling with Cinnamon and Cognac
  • 2 pie crusts refrigerated, from 16.7-ounce package
  • For the Oatmeal Crumble Topping
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup old-fashioned oatmeal
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted by not hot
  • For the Perfect Apple Pie Filling with Cinnamon and Cognac
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 pounds crisp firm apples such as Granny Smith, cored, peeled and sliced ¼-inch thick, about 12 heaping cups
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons brandy
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

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  1. For the Tarts
  2. Prepare Perfect Apple Pie Filling with Cinnamon and Cognac and refrigerate. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  3. Meanwhile, mix the flour, oatmeal, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir in the butter with a fork until well combined then use your fingers to form clumps.
  4. Unroll one of the refrigerated pie doughs and place it onto one side of a 12 X 18-inch baking sheet covered with parchment paper or a Silpat liner. Spoon half of the apple filling onto the dough, leaving a 2-inch border all around. Bring pie dough over filling, pleating it to fit. Sprinkle a portion of the crumble topping over the exposed filling.
  5. Repeat the process with the remaining dough, filling and crumble. Bake until golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Cool slightly, serve warm with ice cream if you’d like. The tart can be made several hours ahead of time and warmed in a 300 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
  6. For the Perfect Apple Pie Filling with Cinnamon and Cognac
  7. Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt; toss with the apples. Heat butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until it looks pale nutty brown. Add apple mixture; cover and cook until the apples soften and release their juices, about 7 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until juices thicken to a light syrup, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
  8. Meanwhile, whisk cornstarch, brandy, and vanilla in 1 cup of water. Stir into apple mixture until it thickens, less than a minute. Transfer apples to a jelly roll pan to cool quickly. Refrigerate or set in a cool place until apples cool to room temperature.
  9. Recipe reprinted from Three Many Cooks: One Mom, Two Daughters, Their Shared Stories of Food, Faith and Family